Saturn Astra Lands on Another Top 10 List

Jill Ciminillo, Autos Editor for the Chicago Sun Times: Cashing in on the current Euro styling trend, GM brought it's Opel Astra to the U.S. under the guise of the Saturn Astra. Not much changed between the two models except the badging, which makes the Astra a bit of a departure from the run-of-the-mill GM lineup... and I liked it. The Astra is compact, affordable, functional and fuel efficient. Its available as a three- and five-door model. And it also happens to be peppy, attractive and fun-to-drive. I like the Euro styling on the outside but could have done without the Euro styling on the center stack. The complicated controls were a bit of a downer.